SCOTLAND BILL (PROGRAMME)

HC Deb 23 February 1998 vol 307 cc38-9

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [13 January], That the Order (13th January] relating to the Scotland Bill (Programme) be amended by inserting, after paragraph 1, the following paragraph— '1A. On the fifth allotted day paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for one hour after Ten o'clock'.—[Mr. McFall.]

Question agreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee), That the further Report [19th February] from the Business Committee be now considered.—[Mr. McFall.]

Question agreed to.

Report considered accordingly.

Resolved, That this House doth agree with the Committee in its Resolution.—[Mr. McFall.]

Following is the report of the Business Committee [19 February]: That it had come to a Further Resolution [19th February] in respect of the Scotland Bill, which it had directed him to report to the House: That the Resolution of the Committee reported to the House on 22nd January be varied so that—

1. (a) the fifth to eighth days allotted under the Order [13th January] to proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be allotted in the manner shown in the Table set out below, and
2. (b) each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion (in accordance with the Order) at the time specified in the third column of the Table.

TABLE
Allotted day	Proceedings in Committee	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Fifth day	Clause 69	7.00 p.m.
	Clause 70	7.45 p.m.
	Clause 71	8.45 p.m.
	Clauses 72 to 80	10.00 p.m.
Sixth day	Clause 81 and 82	5.30 p.m.
	Clause 83	8.00 p.m.
	Clauses 84 to 91	Schedule 6
	Clauses 92 and 93	9.45 p.m.
	Clauses 94 to 109	10.00 p.m.
Seventh and eighth days	Remaining proceedings (according to time limits to be determined by a further report or further reports of the Business Committee)	10.00 p.m. on the eighth day